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Canada prime minister Stephen Harper set to call October election
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/02/canada-prime-minister-stephen-harper-set-to-call-october-electionConservative leader is meeting the governor general on Sunday and is expected to name October 11 as the date for a poll likely to focus on the economy
Canada prime minister Stephen Harper set to call October election
Reuters
Sunday 2 August 2015 00.29 EDT
Canada’s prime minister, Stephen Harper, is poised to call a parliamentary election for October 19, kicking off a marathon 11-week campaign likely to focus on a stubbornly sluggish economy and his decade in power.
Harper’s office said in a statement on Saturday night that he is due to visit governor general David Johnston – the representative of Queen Elizabeth, Canada’s head of state – at 9:55 am (1355 GMT) on Sunday.
Harper, who has been in power since 2006, is expected to seek the dissolution of parliament, triggering the start of the campaign.
Polls indicate that Harper’s right-of-center Conservative party, which has been in office since 2006, could lose its majority in the House of Commons.
